Hat-pin.



T. M. PRAEHLICH.

HAT PIN.

APPLIOATIOH FILED 1101!. so, 1908 Patented May 11, 1909.

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THOMAS M. FRAEHLIGH,

OF ROUNDUP, MONTAN A.

HAT- PIN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 80, 1908.

Patented May 11, 1909.

Serial No. 465,127.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS M. F RAEH- 1.1011, a citizen of the United States, residing at Roundup, in the county of Fergus and State of Montana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hat-Pins, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hat pins, de' signed especially for securing ladies hats to the hair of the head, the object of the invention being to rovide a device of this kind which is simp e of construction, convenient and effective in use, adapted to be readily and easily manipulated, capable of being applied to any ordinary type of hat, and adapted to be manufactured and sold at a comparatively low cost.

The invention consists of the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, reference bein had to the accompanying drawing, in which:-

Figure 1 is a side elevation, partially in longitudinal section, of a hat pin embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a similar View, showing the sections of the pin open. Fig. 3 is a cross-section on line 33 of Fi 2.

The pin com rises a pair of tubu ar rods or sections 1 and 2, each of which is threaded at its outer end for the reception of an ornamental knob and finger piece 3. The section 1, which is relatively shorter than the section 2, is provided with a disk or attachin member 4 perforated for the passage 0 fastenings to secure it to the side wall of the crown of the hat. Adjacent its inner end the said section 1 is provided with a depending lug or projection 5 having a pm receiving socket or opening 6, and serving as a keeper member.

The section 2 carries a. fastening pin 7, fixed at its outer end thereto, and projecting in parallel relation therewith toward the member 1, the free end of said pin being adapted to enter the keeper opening 6 when the sections 1 and 2 are in closed relation to secure the hat upon the head. The inner end of the section 2 is provided with a perforation for the passage of the stem 8 projecting from the inner end of the section 1,

[ which stem is providedwith a head 9arranged l to travel within the section 2. Surrounding the inclosed portion of the stem between this head and the inner end of the section 2 is a coil spring 1.0, which acts upon I thehead to force it toward the outer end of t sald section 2, and to thus draw the two sections together in closed or locking position. 4 I n practice, the member 1 extends through 1 one side of the crown of the hat, while the member 2 projects through the opposite side of the crown, the knobs or finger pieces being arranged upon the exterior for purposes of ornamentality, as well as to enable the section 2 to be adjusted. The inclosed portion of the pin extends across the top of the crown above the head when the hat is in use, so that by drawing the section 2 outward to dispose the parts in the position shown in Fig. 2, the pin may be arranged in position to engage the hair upon the head. After adjustment of the hat to the desired position, the operator releases the knob or nger piece 3 upon the stem 2, whereupon the s ring 10 draws the section 2 inward, thus orcing the fastening pin 7 through the hair and into the keeper opening 6 and securing the hat firmly upon the head. By simply drawing out upon the section 2 the fastening pin 7 may be retracted, leaving the hat free to be removed.

Havin thus fully described the invention. 1 what is c aimed as new is 1. A hat pin comprising two sections, a keeper upon one sect-ion, a fastening pin upon the other section to engage said keeper, a telescopic connection between the sections, and a spring associated with said telescopic 3 connection to draw the sections together.

' 2. A hat pin comprising two sections, one rovided with means for attachment to the l liat, a keeper upon one of said sections,a fastenin pin upon the other section to en age said eeper, a headed stem pro ect1ng 'rom one section and entering the other section, and a spring within the latter named section acting u on said stem and section to draw the sections together.

3. A hat pin comprising relatively fixed and movable sections, each of said sections havin a knob or finger piece at its outer acting upon the same and stem to draw the end, t e relatively fixed section also being sections together. It provided with an attaching member, a In testimony whereof I am); my signature reeper, and a headed stem, and the relatively in presence of two Witnesses.

5 movable section having a tubular portion THOMAS M. FRAEHLIGH.

receiving said stem and a pin projecting Witnesses: parallel therewith to engage said keeper, EDGAR E. LONGDON,

and a spring within said tubular portion and EDWARD MARoYEs. 

